Log in to your Facebook account. Locate the profile of the friend you wish to poke by searching for your friend's name in the search bar at the top of the Facebook website. Click to select your friend's page from the list of search results.

Click the "..." button on your friend's profile

Click the "..." button on the profile of the friend you want to poke. This button is located to the right of the Message button on the bottom right corner of the Cover Photo, which is the photo that extends across the top of the profile like a banner.

Select Poke from the drop-down menu

When you click the "..." button on your friend's profile, a drop-down menu pops up. From this menu, select the Poke option, which is the second choice in the list, after See Friendship. A box pops up to confirm that you have successfully poked your friend.